US2009246576A1PendingUtilityA1

Reaction device and electronic equipment

Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO LTDPriority: Mar 27, 2008Filed: Mar 25, 2009Published: Oct 1, 2009
Est. expiryMar 27, 2028(~1.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H01M 8/2432Y02E60/10Y02E60/50Y02B90/10H01M 16/006H01M 8/04074H01M 8/0631H01M 8/2475H01M 8/04022H01M 8/04201H01M 2250/30
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Abstract

Disclosed is a reaction device including: a reaction device body including a reaction section in which a reactant reacts; and a first container to house the reaction device body, wherein the first container includes a radiation transmitting region through which radiation from the reaction device body transmits.

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1 . A reaction device comprising:
 a reaction device body including a reaction section in which a reactant reacts; and   a first container to house the reaction device body,   wherein the first container includes a radiation transmitting region through which radiation from the reaction device body transmits.   
   
   
       2 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of CaF 2 , BaF 2 , ZnSe, MgF 2 , KRS-5, KRS-6, LiF, SiO 2 , CsI, KBr, AlF 3 , NaCl, KF, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, CsF, NaBr, CaCO 3 , KI, NaI, NaNO 3 , AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, Al 2 O 3 , BiF 3 , CdSe, CdS, CdTe, CeF 3 , CeO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , DyF 2 , Fe 2 O 3 , GaAs, GaSe, Gd 2 O 3 , Ge, HfO 2 , HoF 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , MgO, NaF, Nb 2 O 5 , PbF 2 , Si, Si 3 N 4 , SrF 2 , TlCl, YF 3 , Y 2 O 3 , ZnO, ZnS, and ZrO 2  is used in the radiation transmitting region of the first container, and   transmittance in a infrared region of the material used in a portion of the first container except the radiation transmitting region is lower than that of the material used in the radiation transmitting region of the first container.   
   
   
       3 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of CaF 2 , BaF 2 , ZnSe, MgF 2 , KRS-5, KRS-6, LiF, SiO 2 , CsI, KBr, AlF 3 , NaCl, KF, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, CsF, NaBr, CaCO 3 , KI, NaI, NaNO 3 , AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, Al 2 O 3 , BiF 3 , CdSe, CdS, CdTe, CeF 3 , CeO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , DyF 2 , Fe 2 O 3 , GaAs, GaSe, Gd 2 O 3 , Ge, HfO 2 , HoF 3 , Ho 2 O 3 , La 2 O 3 , MgO, NaF, Nb 2 O 5 , PbF 2 , Si, Si 3 N 4 , SrF 2 , TlCl, YF 3 , Y 2 O 3 , ZnO, ZnS, and ZrO 2  is used in the whole first container.   
   
   
       4 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein at least one of Au, Al, Ag, Cu and Rh is used in an inner wall surface of the portion of the first container except the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       5 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein on a facing surface of the reaction device body facing the radiation transmitting region, a radiation discharging region having a higher emissivity in a infrared region than that of an outer wall surface of the reaction device body in a portion except the facing surface of the reaction device body facing the radiation transmitting region is provided.   
   
   
       6 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a radiation preventing film for preventing a radiation from the reaction device body is provided on an outer wall surface of the reaction device body in a portion except at least the facing surface of the reaction device body facing the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       7 . The reaction device according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the radiation discharging region is formed by a non-evaporation type getter.   
   
   
       8 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a pressure outside the reaction device body and inside the first container is lower than an atmospheric pressure.   
   
   
       9 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction section is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       10 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction device body includes two or more reaction sections in each of which the reactant reacts and temperatures of the two or more reaction sections are different from each other, and   at least one of the two or more reaction sections is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       11 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction section includes a vaporizer to vaporize fuel and water to produce mixed gas, and   at least one of KRS-5, KRS-6, CsI, KBr, NaCl, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, NaBr, KI, NaI, AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, CdSe, CdTe and Ge is used in the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       12 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction section includes a reformer to produce reformed gas from the vaporized fuel and water, and   at least one of ZnSe, KRS-5, KRS-6, CsI, KBr, NaCl, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, CsF, NaBr, KI, NaI, AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, BiF 3 , CdSe, CdS, CdTe, GaAs, GaSe, Ge, NaF, PbF 2 , TlCl, YF 3  and ZnO is used in the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       13 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction section includes a fuel cell to produce an electric power by reaction of the reactant.   
   
   
       14 . The reaction device according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the fuel cell is a molten carbonate fuel cell, and   at least one of CaF 2 , BaF 2 , ZnSe, KRS-5, KRS-6, CsI, KBr, AlF 3 , NaCl, KF, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, CsF, NaBr, KI, NaI, AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, BiF 3 , CdSe, CdS, CdTe, CeF 3 , CeO 2 , DyF 2 , GaAs, GaSe, Gd 2 O 3 , Ge, HfO 2 , La 2 O 3 , NaF, PbF 2 , Si, TlCl, YF 3 , ZnO and ZnS is used in the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       15 . The reaction device according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the fuel cell is a solid oxide fuel cell, and   at least one of CaF 2 , BaF 2 , ZnSe, MgF 2 , KRS-5, KRS-6, CsI, KBr, AlF 3 , NaCl, KF, KCl, CsCl, CsBr, CsF, NaBr, KI, NaI, AgCl, AgBr, TlBr, BiF 3 , CdSe, CdS, CdTe, CeF 3 , CeO 2 , DyF 2 , GaAs, GaSe, Gd 2 O 3 , HfO 2 , La 2 O 3 , MgO, NaF, PbF 2 , Si, Si 3 N 4 , SrF 2 , TlCl, YF 3 , Y 2 O 3 , ZnO and ZnS is used in the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       16 . Electronic equipment comprising:
 the reaction device according to  claim 13 ; and   an electronic equipment body to operate by the electric power of the fuel cell.   
   
   
       17 . The electronic equipment according to  claim 16 ,
 wherein the radiation transmitting region is located along an outer circumference surface of the electronic equipment.   
   
   
       18 . The reaction device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the reaction device body includes a connecting section through which the reactant to react in the reaction section or a product produced in the reaction section flows, and   the connecting section is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       19 . The reaction device according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein a high temperature side of the connecting section is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       20 . The reaction device according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein a low temperature side of the connecting section is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       21 . The reaction device according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the reaction device body includes a second reaction section having lower temperature than the reaction section,   the connecting section includes a first connecting section a first end of which is connected to the second reaction section and a second end of which penetrates the first container, and a second connecting section connecting the reaction section and the second reaction section, and   at least one of the first connecting section and the second connecting section is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       22 . The reaction device according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the reaction device body includes an inflow pipe for sending the reactant to the reaction section and an outflow pipe for sending the product produced in the reaction section, and   heat exchange is performed between the inflow pipe and the outflow pipe.   
   
   
       23 . The reaction device according to  claim 18 ,
 wherein the reaction section includes a fuel cell to produce an electric power by reaction of the reactant.   
   
   
       24 . Electronic equipment comprising:
 the reaction device according to  claim 23 ; and   an electronic equipment body to operate by the electric power of the fuel cell.   
   
   
       25 . A reaction device comprising:
 a reaction device body includes a fuel cell to produce an electric power by reaction of the reactant, and an output electrode for sending the electric power of the fuel cell; and   a first container to house the reaction device body,   wherein the first container includes a radiation transmitting region through which radiation from the reaction device body transmits, and the output electrode is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region in the first container.   
   
   
       26 . A reaction device according to  claim 25 ,
 wherein a high temperature side of the output electrode is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       27 . A reaction device according to  claim 25 ,
 wherein a low temperature side of the output electrode is placed opposite the radiation transmitting region.   
   
   
       28 . Electronic equipment comprising:
 the reaction device according to  claim 25 ; and   an electronic equipment body to operate by the electric power of the fuel cell.

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